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Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, about what Congress can do about mass shootings and also the chances an immigration plan will pass the Senate.

Authorities say the gunman was a former student who went into the school, heavily armed and started shooting. When it was all over, 17 people were dead. The suspect is in police custody.

The U.S. has the 31st highest rate in the world: 3.85 deaths due to gun violence per 100,000 people in 2016. That was eight times higher than the rate in Canada, for example.

In the wake of the Florida attack, President Trump said, "It's not enough to simply take actions that make us feel we are making a difference, we must actually make that difference."

Mei Lum put off grad school to take over a porcelain shop in New York City that's been in her family for five generations. But Lum wonders, how can she lay new roots without eroding what's there?

Morning Edition speaks to teacher Jim Gard who was at the Florida school where 17 were killed yesterday. He says he heard "popping sounds" as students left his room after a fire alarm.

A gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday. WLRN reporter Peter Haden joins NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Inland Journal for February 15, 2018 ? We’ll review the results of this week’s school levy and bond election in Spokane County. ? We’ll explore plans for…

That's more than the number of the critically endangered species remaining. The orangutans have been hit hard by deforestation and hunting. The animals are native to the island.

Authorities say Nikolas Cruz, 19, is a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and he had been expelled for disciplinary reasons. He was arrested on Wednesday without incident.